Battery management systems (BMS), sometimes called battery monitoring systems, play a critical role in monitoring and controlling the performance of lithium-ion batteries in electric vehicles (EV). Within BMS systems are packs and cells. Total cost for most finished goods inventory …
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Product Design, Development
EV Supercharge: Battery management systems (BMS) and contract EMS manufacturing
Fiber optics switch development and capacity planning for EMS manufacturing telecom equipment
At the core of telecommunications industry is understanding wireline telephony engineering technology. Knowing the playing field of telecom carriers jockeying for market share, positioning against wireline telco vertical market nuances is key because wireline technology equipment infrastructure, not wireless, is …
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Reducing risk in your supply chain: Techniques for selecting and verifying second sources
Best practices for titles and responsibilities wanting robust AVLs and BOMs in electronics industry.
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How to audit and hire design-for-manufacturing (DfM) supplier for your electronic hardware equipment product
A successful audit, when evaluating an electronics design firm’s design-for-manufacturing (DfM) capabilities, is essential when selecting a vendor to work on your project. This vendor evaluation can help ensure your product is manufactured efficiently, cost-effectively, and with high-quality standards. One …
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Top 5 challenges when designing drones
One of the main challenges when designing an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), or drone, is ensuring that it can fly smoothly and maintain stability, even in adverse weather conditions or when faced with obstacles. Achieving this requires careful attention to …
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How electronics manufacturing product companies can avoid intellectual property violations and litigation
Manufacturers can avoid intellectual property (IP) litigation by taking a number of steps. By simply conducting thorough intellectual property (IP) due diligence, this can help ensure manufactured electronics products do not infringe on the patents, trademarks, or copyrights of other …
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The best time for new product launch
It is expensive for electronics manufacturers to launch a new product. To save money, manufacturers will often revise an existing product already in the market. (Read about trends in new product launch services) How can electronics companies weigh the costs …
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The role of value analysis and value engineering in electronics equipment manufacturing
Value analysis and value engineering, often times condensed to VA/VE, can be applied to a wide range of electronics markets and industries, including consumer electronics, industrial electronics, medical electronics, and aerospace and defense electronics. These methodologies can be particularly beneficial …
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How electronics equipment manufacturers can reduce cost to manufacture
Electronics equipment manufacturers have a number of options when interested in reducing the cost of manufacturing their products. Some of these include: Contract electronics outsourcing equipment manufacturing programs, certain manufacturing processes or assemblies and sub-assemblies, or components to countries with …
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Pros and cons of standalone vs systems integrated costing modelers for contract electronics equipment manufacturing
When considering cost modelers for manufacturing, are you looking for a standalone solution or do you want to integrate value analysis and value engineering capabilities with other systems like SAP, Oracle, QED, to name a few? Decision-making for purchasing a …
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